Simplified Moon Gate: A Circular Opening

A circular opening cut into a thick wall. The circle's diameter is about two meters, a complete and precise perfect circle; all decorations are removed—no frames, no moldings, no carved stone edges. The edge of the opening is simply the cut surface of the wall, finished with a soft rounded corner, continuous with the wall surfaces on both sides and made of the same material. The wall thickness is about thirty centimeters, so the opening forms a deep passage. Through it, a part of another space can be seen—a plant, a shaft of light, an object—forming a scene framed by the circle. The wall surface is a plain art coating. Avoid: adding frames, moldings, and carved stone decorations, using thin walls that make the opening lose its depth, making the circle an oval or an incomplete shape, installing a door in the opening.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一面厚牆上開出的圓形開口。圓的直徑約兩米,是一個完整而精確的正圓;所有的裝飾全部取消——沒有邊框、沒有線腳、沒有石雕的洞緣,洞口的邊緣就是牆體的斷面,以柔和的圓角收邊,與兩側的牆面連續成同一個表面與同一個材料。牆體的厚度約三十公分,因此洞口形成一個有深度的通道。透過它可以看見另一個空間的一部分——一株植物、一段光、一件器物,構成一幅被圓框住的畫面。牆面是素淨的藝術塗料。避免:加入邊框、線腳與石雕裝飾、使用薄牆讓洞失去厚度、把圓做成橢圓與不完整的形狀、在洞口加裝門扇。